CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, Iraq, June 8, 2009 – Iraq’s first notable tourist, Jonah, hated it. Belched out of a whale and stuck under Ninevah’s parching, sweltering sun, the Bible says, he cared more for the plant that shaded him than for the city he was sent to save. Dhaif Muhsen, curator for Iraq’s Antiquities Ministry, explains the history behind the oldest known standing archway in the world, located in the ancient city of Ur, June 26, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Marasky (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Thousands of years later, it’s cliché to...